Mariam Eniola Bolaji

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Mariam Eniola Bolaji
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Bolaji in 2024
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)
Ibadan, Nigeria
Medal record
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Women's para-badminton
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Women's singles

Mariam Eniola Bolaji (born 21 September 2005) [1] is a Nigerian para-badminton player. She is ranked 3rd in the world in the Sl3 Category by the Para World Badminton Federation. [2] She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she won the bronze medal in the women's singles SL3 event.

She is the first African to medal in the sport at either Olympics or Paralympics, [3] winning Bronze in the women's SL3 singles at the Games in Paris. [4] Her win marked Nigeria’s first medal at the Paris Paralympics. [5]

Eniola in Vitoria-Gasteiz Mariam Eniola Bolaji.jpg
Eniola in Vitoria-Gasteiz

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References

  1. "Mariam Eniola Bolaji". Paris 2024 Paralympics .
  2. "BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para Badminton World Rankings". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  3. "Paris 2024: Nigeria's Mariam Eniola Bolaji makes her mark". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. Popoola, Oluwadare (2024-09-02). "Bolaji makes history with Bronze medal win for Nigeria at the Paralympic Games". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  5. Leaks, The Daily (2024-09-02). "Mariam Bolaji becomes first African to win badminton medal". The Daily Leaks. Retrieved 2024-09-03.